The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-08-12


Continue to Rage-Totns Tifrssltened
with INSTRUMENTATION Of tliinoi.j
Indiana and Minnesota Suffer Severe
Lossi
II M1cHIGAN.
SAND BEACH, Mich, Aug. 10-The vii:
lage of Sandusky, the county seat of
Sanilac County; was nearly wipe1 out by
fire yesterday mertfings which originated
in the swamps south of the village Tbs
principal business places are all gone,
among the rest being Carson's Hotel and
store building, Hugh McKenzie's agricult-
ural depot and residence and its contents
NJ; g. Hoag aud John fiaken's general
stores and number of residences. Nine
building were destroyed. The loss is over
$4,000 There was no loss of life.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Aug. 10-Fires
are still raging north and south Of here.
At Cedar Springs the fire is still raging
and every inah who Cad be Had Is wofkin &
heroieally. Sand Lake, which was in dam
ger of burning, is out of DANGER although
help is kept ready. Reports from the
south; on the Lake Shore road; say
fires are raging in the woods bad-
lyi and at Grand Vile they are
still burning in the low lands.
From the north discouraging re-
ports are received here At Crofton,
four miles south of Kalkaska, flames de-
stroyed large amount of farm buildings
and fences. 1t was expected the village
would go and the people called for aid
from Kalkaska. At Alba, six miles north
of Marcelona the Alba Handle Company
loses $4,000 broomshandies and other man.
ufactured stocki loss, $4,000 Around
Kingsley 2, 600 cords of wood were burned
yesterday, and also miles of fences
and many fields were burned over;
destroying hundreds of dollars worth OF
crops. At Ashton fires are raging badly,
and the Grand Rapids Il Indiana depot
barely escaped being burned. Whippls's
mill, near Walton, caught fire, but the
fire was extinguished. Around Alison and
west toward Cheboygan fires are burning
large tracts of valuable pine and hard.
wood.
EscANABA, Mich, Aug 10-A fire at
Garden, village on Big Bay de Noauet,
Monday night destroyed the hotel and livs
other buildings.
in WISCONSIN.
NEnsvILLE, Wis, Aug 10.-Forest fires
have broken out again in this vicinity
and are causing considerable damage.
| Charles Squires has been burned, includ.
ing all the sleds and other camp outfit.
| The loss is quite heavy. Near the same
| place is a jam of thousands Of legs, which
are threatened. The fire is within mile
OF the jam, and the wind is blowing to-
ward it. August Hasely, a farmer living
about seven miles east of here, lost 225
| cords of wood. Fire broke out Monday on
| Wedges creek, seven miles west Of here,
and is spreading rapidly. This is in the
| neighbcrhood of Hewettsville, which was
destroyed by fire just year ago, when
Hewett's mills were swept away.
Considerable apprehension is felt here,
and the city has been thoroughly wei
down by the water works. Every thing is
very dry and if there is no rain within the
| next twenty-four hours greater damage
than that inflicted last year may be ex-
pected. All day Monday heavy gale OF
wind prevailed, which swept the flames
and destroyed every thing before it. News
| has just been received that the large stave-
mill of Helm &c Meyer, on Wedges creek
| together with thousands of dollars worth
| of slaves, is in great danger, and a crew
| of men has started from the city to hght
| the flames.
A fierce fire is raging in the wood marsh
southeast of Portage and force of men is
| hard at work fighting the flames. A large
| amount of hay has been swept away and
other property is in danger.
| The wells are all dried up, and there il
| no water to fight the fire. In the town of
| Bellevue fire. destroyed John Conley's
| stable, with three teams of horses, har
| ness self binder and other machinery.
FOND DU LAC, Wis, Aug. 10.-A raging
| fire prevails on Eldorado marsh. The
| farmers, have turned out en- masse to fight
| the flames, which are reported to be
| spreading rapidly. The marsh is dotted
| with hay-stacks, quite number of which
have already burned Should the fire
| spread beyond control great damage will
| result with possible loss of life
WATERFOWL, Wis, Aug. 10.-A fire
| started on the north side of the Chicago
Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad track in
| the town of Shields Monday, and in its
| progress destroyed about forty two tons
| of hay. A number of fences were burned
| Dwellings and barns were saved by the
| farmers for miles around turning out and
| blowing up the land surrounding the
buildings. Sparks from the locomotive oil
| a freight train started the fire. The EN-.
| ployes of the train assisted the farmers in
the endeavor to save the property.
IN ILLINOIS.
| SALEM, ILL.,, Aug. 10.--A very extensive
| fire has been raging in the woods and fields
| north of this city, the origin of which is as
| yet unknown. The fire ragged with fearful.
| intensity, burning field after field, and
| driving the men back who were en-.
| deavoring to check it. Several dwell
| ing houses were for a time de.
SPARED of, but were finally saved
| Several miles of fence, with hundreds OF
tons of hay and several hundred acres
| of meadow went up in smoke. The ex-
| IRENE dry weather has rendered every
| thing so dry that only spark serves tc
| ignite 1t. This is one of the most destruct
| i've fires known in this section of the coun.
| try for a long time, and has damaged the
| farmers over whose land it passed to the
| extent of hundreds of dollars, destroying
all the crops which were on their lands.
The fire is now exiting uished.
IN INDIANA.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug 10.-Numerous
fires are reported along the railroad lines
centering here. The grass and under
growth are becoming so dry that sparks
| from locomotives readily set them on fire.
A traveller came in over the Vincennes
lOnSt dlIQ 1CpO1lS uuulCIOuo nEGo oil ti OL Z
the route. He noticed one farmer contend,
ing vigorously with the flames that
seemed at the very threshold of his home.
The loss from this source alone will be in
calculable unless rains come soon.
IN MINNESOTA.
ST. CLOUD, Mimi, Aug. 10.-Heavy forest
fires are reported along the St Cloud and
Hinckly road. Thousands of acres of heavy
oak timber have been burned over or are
burning The saw mill at Esterbrook has
been burned. Only heavy ran can stop
the fire.
"A young woman, of Portland, Me-,
awoke the other night to find man
ransacking her bureau. She screamed,
but the burglar, with great GOODNESS,
said, Keep still, sis; | won't hurt you
All want is the trinkets." Her scream,
however, had alarmed the house, and
the burglar fled. He left his hat be-
hind in his flight, and the gentleman
of the house, in hopes that it might
serve as q clue to his detection, hung
it on the hat-rack in the hall. The